Alec Smith (trade unionist) explained

Alexander Smith (6 February 1930^[1] – July 2021) was a British trade unionist.

Smith studied with the Clothing Institute in 1958, before becoming prominent in the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers (NUTGW).^[2] In 1974, he was elected Assistant Secretary of the union, then in 1979, he was elected as General Secretary.^{[3] [4]}

In 1991, Smith led the union into a merger with the GMB Union.^[5] He then became National Officer of the GMB, and served a term as President of the Trades Union Congress.^[6] He died in 2021.

References

1. Legislation . Official Journal of the European Communities Legislation . 1990 . 33.
2. Clothing Institute Journal, vol.24–25, p.40
3. Report from Affiliated Organisations: International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation World Congress (1979), p.210
4. Web site: General Council Report 2021: Obituaries . Trades Union Congress . 24 September 2021.
5. Anne J. Kershen, Uniting the Tailors, p.xiv
6. Phoenix: The Journal of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, No.18–23, p.82